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Big French Soup spoon with makers mark L.Bouffet
Minerva 1st quality 950
Bigornes
Makers Mark L.Bouffet
I've been able to search a lot, but can not finish it all.
Enjoy your help in this

Regards
Dendriet

Hi,

Looking at the Makers Mark, this says in my opinion something about the silversmith.
In this case, I think they are specialized in producing / manufacturing spoons.
I hope this will help further in the research.

Regards
Dendriet

Hi,


Annuaire et almanach du commerce, de l'industrie, de la magistrature et de l'administration
: ou almanach des 500,000 adresses de Paris, des départementes & des pays étrangers. 1862

Somme (Ville d´Amiens)



To be continued.........


Regards Dendriet

Hi,

Journal général de l'imprimerie et de la librairie 1872




Now we found twice the confirmation of "Bouffet" - Fabrique de couverts (Cutlery Factory) in Amiens.
And now we know that he produced around 1862 and 1872

To be continued



Regards Dendriet

Hi,

Assuming that Bouffet has worked in Amiens and has to be registered there.

And then now the check on the head of Minerva (symbols) right bottom where the six pointed star should stand, and the answer is correct.

As far as good, now it would be nice if someone could confirm this, with the further correct information of this person / company

Regards Dendriet

Hi,


It would be nice if someone could confirm this, with the further correct information of Bouffet or company




Regards
Dendriet

Hello Dendriet
Congratulations for all your research on this ladle. I agree the maker's mark is very cool. Other than that I don't have a contribution to make, but am quite sure you're on the right track in identifying the maker and dates of operation.
Regards,
JayT

Hi JayT,

It's a time capsule
It is amazing that all this information from old books is now exactly in place.
The approval marks were far too small as you normally expect.
Therefore, I highly appreciate your response and confirmation.

Regards
Dendriet

Yes, silver research can be frustrating at times, but in the end always rewarding.

After some rather obsessive searching in the Somme Civil Archives, I am able to provide the following:

Louis Gabélus Bouffet
Born: 8 Oct 1830, Bacouel-sur-Selle, Somme, son of Fuscien Bouffet and Clarisse Josephine Morel.
Married: 27 Dec 1850, Amiens, Somme, to Marie Catherine Beauvais
Died: 12 Dec 1884, age 54, at his residence, rue Lemaître 21, Amiens, Somme

He is identified as a silversmith on his marriage record and as retired on his death record. The declarants on his death record were his brother-in-law Georges Beauvais and cousin Jean Baptiste Beauvais, both aged fifty-six and both proprietors on rue Paris, numbers 47 and 115 respectively; one or both of them are almost certainly the Beauvais listed in the 1872 publication listed above and presumably his successor(s).

Hello Blackstone,

blakstone wrote:After some rather obsessive searching in the Somme Civil Archives, I am able to provide the following:.....

I thought I was the only one with that deviation, but I'm sure I'm in a good company.
It was a moment to search for a small thread that I could draw (Bouffet couverts)

Now France is not the smallest country.
After finding a city name, this was a moment to the next step

Eventually I received the confirmation in the Minerva head and the symbol (right below) six pointed star that I was in the right direction.
What a wonderful fact that this has now been given a name and address by your stamina.
Everything now falls like a puzzle piece.

Again, my highly appreciated thanks to Blackstone, JayT and, of course, Napoleon Bonaparte (Civil Archives) :)))


Regards
Dendriet